Prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion in colorectal cancer and its association with genomic alterations.

CONCLUSION: LVI is an independent predictor for survival in CRC, and its development may correlate with inflammation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis, and matrix remodeling.
PMID: 31171892 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - May 27, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Jiang HH, Zhang ZY, Wang XY, Tang X, Liu HL, Wang AL, Li HG, Tang EJ, Lin MB Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research